Masuuruhiito (2002)

Director:

Ten Shimoyama

Writers:

Ushio Higushi (story)
Kongoh (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 October 2002 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

No Win, No Survive. No Win, No Future.

Plot:

In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.

Cast

Kane Kosugi	...	Joe Jinno
Sho Aikawa	...	Det. Aguri Katsuragi
Masaya Kato	...	Rai Kenjin
Misato Tachibana	...	Akane Katsuragi
Noboru Kaneko	...	Ken
Ikkei Watanabe	...	Asakura
Joe Li	...	Rai Kenkyo (as Joe Lee)
Ken Lo	...	Lee (as Kenneth Low)
Shinya Hashimoto	...	Muscle Dome Wrestler A
Noriko Watanabe	...	Ryoko Tachibana
Yoshihiro Takayama	...	Muscle Dome Wrestler B
Naoto Takenaka	...	Tajima, the Street Better
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Setsutan Oh

Also Known As:

Blood Heat (USA) (DVD box title)
Muscle Heat (International: English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Dentsu Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

Kane Kosugi performs all of his own stunts in this film.

Quotes:

Rai Kenjin: [seeing Joe for the first time] Hey! Who are you? Are you Japanese? Hmmm. You must be an American.
[to his men]
Rai Kenjin: Doesn't matter. Kill him.

Good action movie,good soundtrack...this jap film surprised me!

Even the final credits of the movie are good,just because of that great song ("Ready or not?We're gonna be on top!").From the start to the last scene is cool (slow in some parts,but yet,good). Now,for the actors,I found Kane Kosagi very weird.To tell the truth,I don't if It's his acting or just the character,but It can be the first one. That actress who played Akane Katsuragi,Jesus Christ,WHAT A F****** UGLY GIRL,GUYS!Her acting is decent,but even the make-up failed in make her face a bit cute,at least!I really don't understand Asian standards of beauty.Looks like every Asian crap can show its face on media!!! That girl who was always following the baddies around is very beautiful,but got one or two lines. And Masaya Kato...!Oh,my god,this man drives me crazy!!!He is so handsome and talented!People say "OH,Kane Kosugi is back,he is the son of that guy who..." but I say "So good too see Masaya again!".He is thinner than usual in this one,but I believe that this was the only way to keep Kane Kosugi from being overshadowed by him!No matter what you say,that is what I think! Sho Aikawa is ridiculous.The infamous exaggerated Japanese acting;However the guy who played the leader of the "rats" was very cool.